Dress #099: 1830s dress in laurel green Mid-century dress The original dress is held

The original dress is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession T

but did not succeed with the claim of piracy

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on the ‘Clover Leaf’ ballgown designed by Charles James in 1953

This handbag is based on a design from the 1898 spring and summer catalogue of H

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Dress #099: 1830s dress in laurel green Mid-century dress The original dress is heldIts hard to resist a giant sleeve, whether its the leg o mutton or gigot sleeves of the late 1900s or the 1830s type featured here, known as la Medicis and lAmadis. This design is based on an American dinner or evening dress from 1831 1835, offered for sale by Cora Ginsburg in 2017. The original is made from laurel green moir silk, with a striped waistband and large gold and amber buckle. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch